Tornado Warning 12, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Aug 26, 2016, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Caldwell County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Ray County, MO

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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421 
WFUS53 KEAX 270022
TOREAX
MOC025-049-177-270045-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0012.160827T0022Z-160827T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
722 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 720 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLATTSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PLATTSBURG...LATHROP...TURNEY AND ELMIRA. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 35 AND
52.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 9420 3948 9413 3948 9444 3962 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 250DEG 22KT 3954 9440 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

WELSH

043 
WWUS53 KEAX 270036
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
736 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2016

MOC025-049-177-270045-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160827T0045Z/
CLINTON MO-RAY MO-CALDWELL MO-
736 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...NORTHWESTERN RAY AND SOUTHWESTERN CALDWELL
COUNTIES...
    
AT 735 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LATHROP...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LATHROP...TURNEY AND ELMIRA. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND
49.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3948 9417 3952 9435 3963 9436 3971 9419
      3948 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 250DEG 22KT 3957 9428 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

WELSH

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